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Content Manager (Soccer Laduma and KickOff International Football)

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Job Description - Content Manager (Soccer Laduma and KickOff International Football)

Job title : Content Manager (Soccer Laduma and KickOff International Football) Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : November 10, 2024 Quick Recommended Links

Minimum Requirements:

  • Completed a national degree or diploma in English, journalism or media studies.
  • At least one years’ experience in content management and subbing. 
  • Must have a sound knowledge and passion of international and continental football, with a knowledge of clubs, leagues and players. 
  • A requirement is to watch football regularly and be up to date with the latest developments in world football.
  • Strong digital skills.
  • A strong command of the English language.
  • Understanding of media law and be able to adhere to the South African Press Code.

Skills & Competencies:

  • Strong attention to detail to ensure clean copy.
  • Have a strong command of the English language, with the ability to correct and enhance spelling, grammar and creative writing. 
  • Ability to work under pressure due to a demanding online environment.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Can make decisions independently as well as within a group.
  • Strong planning and organisational skills.
  • Logical thinker who can analyse situations and come up with the right solutions.
  • Excellent people-relations skills.
  • Problem solving ability.
  • Show initiative and act independently.
  • Good time management and the ability to multitask effectively and follow through.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

  • Manage content submitted by the journalists daily in line with the publications’ editorial approach.
  • Evaluate all content of all articles to ensure accuracy and recommend modifications and changes to achieve all objectives and edit all articles to ensure achievement to all quality standards.
  • Subbing and publishing of content within defined number of articles a day.
  • Headline bolstering. 
  • Manage content performance and social reposts. 
  • Deliver on editorial commercial promotions.
  • Publish content in line with the publications’ best practice.
  • Manage the content for the editorial and sales campaigns.
  • Management of the content reel.
  • Social promotions on the respective social media platforms and/or standalone platforms.
  • Work with the editor or journalists to draw up, implement and report on strategies to grow web traffic.
  • Drive traffic to the websites. 
  • Ensure the implementation and improvement of SEO best practice in the content offering.
  • Plan and manage the content daily with the team of journalists.

Functional tasks:

  • Facilitate the individual team’s daily editorial plan.
  • Align daily diary with the defined content plan.
  • Identify and assist in the redesign of content plans to fit into market and reader behavioural changes.
  • Plan and submit daily/ weekend handovers.
  • Planning of the editorial week for approval of the editor.
  • Adhere to deadline time frames set in place by the publication and/or the editor. 
  • Develop and up-skill journalist’s writing ability, style and creativity.
  • Qualitative and analytical understanding of reports. 
  • Analysis of content performance and web traffic.
  • Media / Advertising / Branding jobs

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